The Asia and Oceania U18 Hockey Cup commenced in Tashkent and Samarkand. The opening ceremony was graced by officials from the International Hockey Federation, the Ministry of Sports, the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan, and players from the five teams participating in the Tashkent hockey matches. Next, the national teams of Iran and Uzbekistan faced off, with Uzbekistan’s young hockey players dominating the match and achieving a resounding victory of 19:0. They will now move on to compete against the Malaysian team. The photos of the event, taken by Muhammad Amin for UzA, can be seen in [gallery-17072].